Scripture · Old Testament
1 Kings 3:17
1 Kings 3:17 is verse 17 of 1 Kings chapter 3, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
One woman said, “Please, my lord, this woman and I live in the same house, and I gave birth while she was in the house.
King James Version
And the one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house.
World English Bible
The one woman said, “Oh, my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house. I delivered a child with her in the house.
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1 Kings 3:15–19 · Berean Standard Bible
15 Then Solomon awoke, and indeed it had been a dream. So he returned to Jerusalem, stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. Then he held a feast for all his servants.
16 At that time two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him.
17 One woman said, “Please, my lord, this woman and I live in the same house, and I gave birth while she was in the house.
18 On the third day after I gave birth, this woman also had a baby. We were alone, with no one in the house but the two of us.
19 During the night this woman’s son died because she rolled over on him.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Genesis 43:20“Please, sir,” they said, “we really did come down here the first time to buy food.
Romans 13:7Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.